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2025/2026 BA-BDMAO1003U Regulation and Governance of Digital Business
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| Regulation and Governance of Digital Business |
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| Language | English |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Mandatory (also offered as elective) |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Start time of the course | Autumn |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for Service and Markets
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| Last updated on 30-06-2025 | |
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After completing the course the students should
be able to:
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Number of compulsory
activities which must be approved (see section 13 of the Programme
Regulations): 1
Compulsory home
assignments
Mid-term mandatory assignment: The students need to pass the mandatory mid-term assignment in order to be allowed to take the exam of the course. The mid-term assignment will be posted on Canvas. It is a written assignment in groups, with a max of 5 pages. The mid-term assignment will be graded approved/not approved. The students who submit and achieve 'not approved' or cannot submit due to illness, will have to do a similar assignment before the date of the exam. NOTE: The compulsory activity is not an exam but is assessed as approved/not approved. The compulsory activity must be approved for the student to be eligible for the exam. A new compulsory task is set before the regular exam for students who have been ill or have attempted all compulsory activities. Students who have not attempted and cannot document illness or similar cannot be given additional approval activities and cannot participate in the regular exam or re-exam but will lose exam attempts in the subject Regulation and Governance of Digital Business. Read more about mandatory activities at my.cbs.dk. |
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How do rules shape the digital world we live in—and what happens when our lives move online faster than society can respond? This course explores the forces that govern our increasingly digital lives, from the structures that underpin online platforms to the ethical questions raised by data-driven decision-making. It offers a broad and accessible introduction to the complex environment in which digital technologies are designed, deployed, and experienced. As business, communication, and culture become ever more entangled with digital systems, understanding how these systems are regulated and held accountable becomes essential—not just for managers and policymakers, but for anyone navigating the digital world. Students will develop the skills to think critically about the conditions that shape digital activity, including legal frameworks, institutional dynamics, and public expectations. Topics include weaponized interdependence, platform power, the governance of data privacy, the balance between access and control in digital infrastructure, the contested terrain of intellectual property, and the shifting boundaries between public and private in cybersecurity and content moderation. Students will leave the course with a clearer understanding of the rules and rule-makers as well as the unregulated spaces that define our digital future. |
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CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following
types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are
included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
Research-like activities
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| The course combines lectures based on the curriculum of the course with the development of specific workshops that focus on particularly relevant and contemporary topics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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to the students during the course and after it. The teacher will be
available during office hours, to give feed-back or answer
questions from students. The lectures will be interactive and
participatory and students will get responses from the teacher to
their questions, remarks or discussions. The teacher will make use
of blended learning techniques in order to give concrete feed-back
to the students during lectures. In the exercise sessions the
students will get feed-back to their exercises and their
presentation skills. During the course the students will do one
mid-term obligatory assignment in groups, and they will receive
feedback on their performance.
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The compulsory readings are based on a selection of materials inlcuding but not limited to The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Zuboff, 2019); The Attention Merchants (Wu, 2016); Chokepoint Capitalism (Giblin and Doctorow 2022); Between Truth and Power (Cohen, 2019); Underground Empire (Farrell and Newman, 2024).
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